María Becerra: "I'm not just a pretty face, I'm the real boss of my career"

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María Becerra

(Argentina, 2000) waits in a room in the center of Madrid surrounded by a team of five people.

It is the first time that the interpreter has set foot in Spain, although

, surpassed only by Aitana and the Colombian Karol G.

A mate rests on the office table and a make-up artist puts the final touches on her face before beginning the marathon of interviews in which journalists will parade one after another.

Becerra spends the last few minutes discussing with

, her producer, the arrangements for a song.

She landed at the airport just a few hours ago, but she doesn't want to let

stop her from coordinating upcoming releases and promotion.

"

. A lot of times they tell me that I'm a mainstream artist that they write songs for.

and tell her what to do. They're very wrong", he points out bluntly.

And she continues: "

, it's my image and it's my songs so I like to make the decisions about everything."

María Becerra in her interview in EL MUNDOBERNARDO DÍAZ

Framed in the mixed bag that is urban music,

.

"I can make one in 20 minutes. I control it a lot," she says.

It is a genre with which she has triumphed and continues to exploit, but she points out that she is now

album,

.

An album that will arrive at the end of the year and in which she has experimented with new rhythms.

"There is a guaracha, bachata, dancehall... I feel that they are super nice challenges and that I have many pending goals.

," she says.

Her sweet smile is intermingled with the poise of a girl who has been forced to mature to cope with continual public exposure.

Although he is only 22 years old, he

.

when she was still a teenager going to class.

On her channel, videos were interspersed singing versions of other musicians with makeup tutorials or routes of her experiences on vacation.

Some images that can still be found online.

As a youtuber, he worked and was on all the lists of 'the most influential' in the country.

However, in 2019 he decided to leave everything to bet on a career in music.

She's like my alter ego. Then I'm very calm, very quiet and I really appreciate the moments in silence," he adds.

"Look, I'll give you an example: I'm very embarrassed face to face and I never want to sing on my mother's birthday. Then she always gets angry and tells me how can it be if I manage thousands of people on stage", account between laughs.

BERNARDO DIAZ

Boosted by her previous fame thanks to the internet, success in Argentina came to her immediately.

The international of her was also not to be begged thanks to

, who sponsored her at the beginning of her.

Together they collaborated on

, a song that did not stop playing at all the parties last summer and that, today,

.

Since then, María Becerra has shared singles with countless artists such as

or

.

While she is accompanied by the Cuban-American

in her last song .

"All this has been somewhat difficult because a tremendous boom has hit me," he

acknowledges.

. They have been such high peaks that

," she is honest.

The Argentine

to manage everything she has experienced.

Of course, she says that she has not gone to a professional but uses her family and her two best friends when it comes to finding support and a new perspective.

"I do a lot of therapy

. I'm always telling them 'I feel like this' or 'this happens to me.'

In a career whose successes number in the millions, he admits that the most complicated thing has been growing professionally in front of the cameras.

.

He was on a television program in front of two million people and had no prior experience as his rise coincided with the coronavirus pandemic and confinement.

It was the first time I acted in my life and knowing that two million people were watching me on TV.

How did you want me to be?" he protests. "Today I go on stage and it's like having a coffee, but at the time it was very hard."

BERNARDO DIAZ

He points out that another of his big changes has had to do with security when it comes to his physique.

she says when asked about how she handles comparisons with other colleagues.

"We still have that bad habit of confronting women. And it happens to me that, I don't know,

. But

. I swear to you, "he says bluntly.

And ditch: "

. I feel that I have worked a lot on self-love and that, although there are some bad days, I have it super well."

In this period of musical fame

.

Last April, several Argentine media, such as

or

, echoed that

, in which she sings along with

, considering that it

.

In the song they sing:

.

"I've thought about it a lot and it's super bad.

on the street. Censorship ends up falling on women, as always, and it doesn't have to be that way.

to me talks about an empowered woman who says: "Do what you want with me, but with my consent."

. "

BERNARDO DIAZ

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